Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1873, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, THE UNEMPLOYED. (Continued from the First Page.) and dotalling in partioular the wages men re- ccived fu each dopartmont of Inbor, | Oue thing thoy inveriably forget to mention, and that is TILE COST OF LIVING,— tho amount of their wages it would {ake to support lifo, Relying ou tho information thoy havo gothered from thoso sources, they como to this country wilh the {den that they can Jivo as choaply 88 in their own landy, sud, consequontly, oan savo tho greator part of thoir wages, which will, in a fow years, give thom n competenay, it It will not make thom rich. But, nlnsl thoy no sooner sot foot In this country than they fall into tho hauds of thicves and robbors, who make it their business to prey upon emigrants ; and the Polish gontlomoan no doubt spoke from ox- porienco woen ho eaid, “Thoy fall into the hands of brigands.” To tho honor of our coun- try be it sald that thoe Governmont lhns looked into this thing, and taken steps to provont the roblory of tho poor emigrauty, It might pertinontly be asked, Why do foroign workiuginon engago In tho work of ihe labor-ro- form, whilo OUR OWN NATIVE OPERATIVES appenr to bo porfootly satisfled with thoir condi- tion, and aro thovery last ta engage fnit? When appenled to upon tho question, the au- swer is, ** Yoa, I know it {8 noi but what are wo going to do about it 7 Capital has got the up- per Liand, and caplital will rule, What's tho use of maling p fuss about it ? Wo can nover mako 1t any botter,” ‘They hsve imbibed the iden that this is o freo sountry, with a Ttepublican form of governmont, tho best that tho world hasover scou; that every men has & voto, and, bocauso ho costa hig voto, ko lms - haud ~in making the Iaws*of tho land,—con- tonting himself with tho fatlocy that tho laws aro otiln own muking ; that “there aro some thiugs of which tho law takes no cognizance that the relations of capital and labor do mnot come witbin the scono of the law,~—proving the truth of tho speakor’s asgortion : ¢ Tho work- fngmen make their living with their ten fingers, while tho aristocrat enrns millions by his wit;" tho aristocrat having wit enough to use the power which tho workingmen's votes have put iuto lus liands to croate gigautic monopolioy, whilo the voters, iu their contentod ignorauce, #ny, ** We canuot help 1t.” TIE FOREIONER who comes to our shoros is nman who haas wit cnotgh to be dissatisfied with the coudicion of affairs in his own land, und belioves that thereis tha londors to make an lmyoah:g display, and, oa the dato montionad is tho ldlost timo of tho yoar, thero ia 1o doubt that the affair will bo succoys-’ 1ul, wo far as numbers aro concorned. An oxtonsivo inquiry fails to ehow that thore i auy unusunl bittorioss of foeling among tho workiugnon of 8t Touis, or nuy widosprond din- untinfnotion with thefr employeru, They huvo n good denl to ray mbout official corrup- tion i tho clty and in tho couulry, aud talk much about forming n now party, and nftlinting with tho .Grangors, stren- cous offorts to thut ond will b3 mada by ropregeniatiya Inboring men, Tho Internatiounl Bocloty flouxished horo two or throo yoars n[lm. It nttgmptaod to extend its operationa in this lo- cality, bt not one of the Tindes-Unions joined therm, #o far an I can lonrn, ‘I'heir dootrines woro too ultra to take woll, Somo membors of Trados- Unlons took tho onth as individuals, but thoy hava no hieadquarters horo now, antno oflicor of tho organization oan auywhere bo found. I'io provident nssociations continuc to look after tho poor with a grood denl of enorgy, nud tho oity goup-honss continues to bo putronized Dy several hundred daily bonrdora and lodgers. Ono providont nssociation haa nonrly 1,400 por- sona on {ts hiauds at prosont, and now applicants for agsistanco overy day, — 'Mhe Striking Stevedores in Philadel= phin, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PuicapeLpitia, Dee, 27,—Ic was oxpectod that tho stovedores nssemblad around tho Rod Star wharves would caugo trouble this morning, but tho prossure of u largo foreo of police quisted them, ‘Their places havo all boon filled, and overylhiug fs working satisfactorily. FOREIGN. Tho Havana Prize-Court Condemus tho Virginius as a Lawful Prize, Municipal Riots in Matamornd, Monterey, and Tampico. TIavaNA, Dec. 27.—The l"flzu Court hins con- domued the steamer Virginius as o lawful prizo. . —— MEXICO. Marayonas, Dec. 27,—A fight oceurred to-any in the markot placo Lotweon somo of Cortiun'y mon and the police, in which a policoman wiy shot aud instautly killed. ‘The ‘murdover took rofuge in Cortina’s lLeadquattors, but the Gen- o country in which ovory man is froe, whore no man is thoalavo of anothor, sud whoro ull can partako of the luxurics of life. Ho is nlsoan man of cousiderable ouergy, or ha would not havo loft bls home, which has boon surrounded for gonerntions with the same old memories aud associations, to seek his fortuno in uow and une tried sconos. Ho lands on our shores full of hope for the futuro, sudat oncoscelts o placo to worls ; but sometimes, even before ho finds em- ployment, he las 4 dim idea of the truth expressed by the goentleman from Poland, that * Ho has mado n sad mistake" ; he s loft o cortainty for a myth. Ho finds that, although his wages aro much higher thau in hig own laud, the cost of living is relatively highor. The purchasing powor of his wogoes {s loss than at home. He soon discovers that it takes moro days' Iabor to buy bis clothirg, more days’ labor 1o pay his rent, more daya' lavor to purchase his fuol, beeides the extromes of climete which ko bas to guard ngainst; and, in summing up and balancing the ndvantages against the disadvan- tages, he finds that his condition 15 MUOH WORSE X than it was i Lis own native land. A physician, Inhia report on lunatic-nsyhuns, says: *‘Tho worst and most incurable cases of inennity which Lave come under my notico aro foreignors who hevo como to this country, and used up all thoir menns to bring them hers, who hiave nothing loft to tako them back again, and have no prospect of earning enough for ihat purpose. Thenr ‘homsickness, their longing for tlieir native land, has rendered them hopelessly insune.” * Soltseems that, in thelrown country, they . make onough to biing thom hore; but, onco here, theycnnnot make enough to take thom lome ngain. Hore, theu, is the solution of tho problem why the foreiguer is so much more for- ward in tho labor-reform than tho American. He hnd tho necossary energy to make tho ot tempt to better his condition by leaving his ovn conutry and coming to the supposed Lldorado of the laboring men; but, sfier being hora swlule, he finds that his coudition is no better, but infinitely worse ; thatiall the fredom he has hero 16 had ‘ot home, with the exception of the ballot; aud ho makes tho discovary, in time, that he would be DETTER OFF WITHOUT TUAT, for the renson that the American workingman, wish the ballot in his band, is continually sink- ing lower and lowor, nnd beeuming the slave of tho monopolics his ballot Lus holped to creato. T'hese forcign laborers posgessed, by the same energy and courngo thut impelled thom to Aek & botter condition of things amid the bousted freo- dom of the Unitod States, and failing in the at- tempt, now turn thoso qualities in the direction of o labor reform in the lond of their adoption. 8o far, every attempt has proved a failurey which wae too painfully ovident. in the asscmbling of thousands of sturving workingmen on lusy Sunday' evening; and tho sponker, whoso yo- marks we havo under consideration, stuted the ronson why they hnd so signally failed, tn one short sentenca ¢ * The workingman worked for Dhig daily bread with nis ten fiugers, while the aristoerat ehrnod millions by his wit.” Judging from that speechy, it Is wit that makes the monoy, wiule fingors merely earn o living. Is thoro ronlly any material difforonco between an atisto- orat and o workingman ? IIave not the mujority of our so-called aristocrats come from the ranks of the workingmen ? A THE ONLY DIFFERENCE P is simply fhis: tho ono bhas cultivated bhis fingers, while tho other has cultivated his wit. Pug the arlstoerat at tho anwoe work na the work- ingman, and he would be utterly unablo to por- form if, because his fingers bave not boca tralned to that kind of labor. Justsn in the workingman noable to porform the worlk of the aristociat, becouse his wit Lea not beeu trained ; Lio could not smass wealth, for tho sole reason thnt bo has never oxoreisod his monoy-making faculties,—has never looked about him for the facilitica that are lymng round overywhore in this vast extont of country for making money, Ho Las never given Lis utteution to the laws, whicn, from his own neglect, opoerate in favor of the rich to the detrimont of the poor. Under & Government like ours, when a fow men amasa colossnl fortunes in & short time, whilo the majority have barcly enongh to sup- port life, and, st the approuch of any particular crisis like tho presont, thousands are reduced to o atarving condition, there is SOMETHING WRONG in that Government. The wrong must bo looked for in tho Constitution of tho country, in the fundamental law of the lsud, or [uthe mon olected to enmct particular lawe, who have used tho law-making_pravogutive for thoir own sficchl purposes. 1If it is not tho fault of the Conatitution or fundameutal law, then the voters who by thelr votes elected theso mon to office who enacted those particular laws, must bear the blame; snd, as the workingmen are largoly In tho majority, they will huvo to submit to the resuits of their’ own misdoing in the op- pressive laws undoer which thoy now groan. Re- slatanoo to the presont existing laws would not benefit the laborer in the lenst; it would ouly plungo the country into eivil war, which would ond in tho STILL PURTHER OPPRESSION of the laborng classes. The Lrightest hope for the futura Is just now to bo seen in the quiect, ordarly way in which tho destitute have hithorto conducted their meotings. If the workingmen are wiso enough to scizo thelr opporunities, and vse them, they will find this wiuter will affurd them u botter chonco than sny they have aver hnd, The dostitution that everywhero prevails has enlisted tho sympathion of nilclasges in thely behnlf; and tho goveru- ments of towns and citios, approciativg the el*uation, are ready o confor with committcen from the workingmen's organizations, Now is the timo to inquire into the whys and the whorefores ; 1o educate themselves up to tho timea j toprepare themuolyvesto use their votes to 8ome purpoue at the next gonerul election; in other words, to cultivato thelr ''wit"” o8 an oftvet ngainat the wit of the aristoorat ; and ono of tholr most stringont rulos should be, that no man g@ltu the ballot-box until he ls thoroughly acquainted with tho workings of our institutions, ~thus removing from thom tho stigme, which thewr ignoranco bus brought upon thom, in ap- lyiug to thom tho numme of * voting cattlo,” El’neu future rests with themsolves, thoy bhave tho power in thoir own hands, und cau improve thelr condition it they bavo wit enough to useit, Mns. ML D. Wynxoor. gy All Quict Among tho Ste Louls Worlke m;:mun;’ =5 Enecial Disvateh to The Chicano une, 8T, 'fgfiu Vev, 27.—1Tho Trades-Unions of this city will mokio 10 public demonstration bo- aral purrendered lum to tho police, who lodged lim in prison, Cortina’s frionds eay he will be iustalled a8 Mayor of this city on” New Year’s Day, which will doubtless lond to nnocher tight, as both par- tios oro anmed aud dotermined. An affray ocourred n fow days ago in Monterey, over tho municipal eloction, in which several wora killed and wounded, Auothor disturbauco occurred in 'rumzliuu, and tho Aayor has boen imprisoned by Stato troops, il shonabuledel i T WASHINGTON. A Modol Postmaster-eFomale Applis cants for ClerikshipsesRRotrenchment in the Internal Revenue BBurests= ‘fhe Eon, Calob Cushing Appointod Minister to Spain. Spectal Divpateh to 2'he Chicago Tribune, WasnisaToy, Dec. 27,—Your Washington dis- pateh of tho 18th gave the pnrticulurs of the whitowashing of Postmaster Bonuott, of Den- vor, Colorado, by ono of Mr. Creswoll's speoial agonts, and the rofusal of the Postmaster-Gon- oral to liston to complaiuts of citizensof Colora- do,theninthiscity,against Beunott, Recent advicos from Denver indicato that Beunott is carrying things with & high hand, and relying upon Dolegate Chaffeo to sustain him in his infamy. ‘Chis wodel Postinaster, it is eharged, bas almost wuceceded in suppressing the wmai eireulation of the janti-Administration newspavers of tho Tor- ritory, ond porsons ou unfriendly torms with him, 'in_order to insure the unusmiuuyl‘ their lotters, are compolled to /Ta- sort to tho oexpross compauies. bvor- communications and newspapors have been recoived by gontlomen in tui city from frionds residiug fu Denvor, boatiuyg the Wolls, Targo & Co. Lxpress Company's stamp, The wnitess of the letiors state that thoreis no safety in tho mails so long s Bonnott continues at tho hoad of aifairs in the Post-Office, Chaffeo 14 thio putron and backrer of this mun Bounett, securcd his appointment, and Loeps um in plac by bis luflusuce with tha Pragident, with whom Iteis sn1d tu bo on tho most intimate torma. DUBINEsH, Lo judgo by the busiuess in this city during the lnst mionth, tho panio hus had » good effect ruther thun tho reverse. Merchuuts say that they bavo not had #o good & sonson since the War. FEMALE APPLICANTA FOR OLERRSHIPS. The pumber of femule applicauts for positions in the Yreasury Dopurtment is iucreusiug ro rapidly that ofticials ava growing olarmed, Tho applicants como trom all parts of the country, somo of them traveling thousauds of miles, and the positions thoy seck pay from €30 to 346 » month. THE REVENUE BUREAU, Tho -Commissioner of Internal Rovenue is talking steps to placo Liy Buresu on the most ccononnesl footing posaible. Ho lus requested rovenue oflicinls throughout the country to .send in estimatos of the amount for which their oftices can bo conducted during the coming year, PROTOSED INEDRIATE ASYLUM, A prospect for the ostablishment of a National Incbrinte Asylum, to be chartered by Con- gress, 18 recoiving cousiderable ~ atton- vion, with & fnir prospect for suc- ceas botoro tho session {8 over. It will ba conducted on tho plan of tho ous ot Blug- bumpton, N. Y., aud wll Lave for its object the cure of iuobriates, [0 the Associated Press.) s 'DEDARUED FROM PRACTICE. WasmxaTox, Dec. 27.—4'he Commissioner of Patents huy ordored that Toomus H, Uppormoa, Patent Agent, or auy flrm of which he may boa member, ve forbidden to practico horeafter be- foro tho Patont Oftice. THE MISSION TO SPAIN. Tho President bns appointed Caleb Cushing Minister to Madrid, hio huving uceoptod tho res- iguation of Qon. Sickles. ‘rho nomination of ushing will be sent to the Senate immedintely upon thio reassewbling of Congross, It 8 uu- dorstead that Cushing has nccopted tho position. LiateER,—Calob Cusbing has just had o short intorview with the President in referonce to the Spanish misgion. Ho has uccopted, KU-KLUX PARDONED. The President to-dsy gpurdoned Ringold, ‘Youny, Neil, aud Harking, of Alabama, who sre now serving out terms of imprisoumont for Ku- Kluxiem, &)uriug oightecn months past fifty- nine porsons who wero couvicted of Ku-Kluxism Liave beon pardoncd. About twenty uppiications tor pardon aro still pending bofore tho Attoruoy Genoral, PR a——— FILIBUSTERING. A Buspicious Stenmer Fitting Out at Balumore=«Government dificors on tho Afert. ‘Wasmxarox, D. C., Dee, 27.—Information has boen received from Baltimors that the steamor 1dgar Stowart 14 expeotod to sail shortly. Bhe is 5auud for Jomnica, taking nothing but pag- HengorH. A delogation of Cubangs will leave Baltimora to-morrow for New Youk, to meet the steamer Juniata and oscore to Dajtimore Souora Manuel Silvorio and Amadorsuco, formerly of the Edpar Btewart, who nro among the survivors of the Virginius and Lave fought in Cuba, and their eacapo from death is to beatinibuted to thelr ex- tromo youth, Bitverio boing only 17 years old, Aftor 8 shoyt stay in Baltimore thoy will join the crew of the Edgar Stowst, Gen, Aguilers, Vico-Prosident of the Cuban Hepublio, huy beou reealied to active duty, und will possibly sail on tho Edgar Btowart, > 2 Barmisrong, Md,, Dee. 27.—Tho steumer Edgar Stewart now Hes at Jenkiun' whutt, watched by Custom ofticials, Iler roplator i injtho hands of the Collector of. the Port, and sho will ot be al- lowed to loave, undorany circumstances, without tho full kuowlodgo and ‘consent of the propor depurtmont at Washington, Tho Edgar Btow- art, from hor papens, is owned by Zimri W, Batch- er, of Now York, A fow weelts ago, Col, Melch, or Agnero, repreienting ber owuors, contrnotol with purties tu ropuir her boilors awd machinory, to the oxtont of a few thousuud doliers, These TOPAirs 6ro DOV goicg on, umd cannot be com- ‘ploted under four or fiva weeks. TUE VIRGINIUS SURVIVORS, New Your, Deo, 37, —Communieation, witl not bo nllowed with the Virginme prisonsrs, who wo approsching this port, tntil the Diatrict-Attors noy shall havo conoludod Ly tnvestigation, Tho steam-tug Frolio hay boon stationed in _the lowe ho 924 of February, On that occaulon :g:%‘wl“ll have & ummlyzurnmmluwuh baunory and spocchos. A great efoit wi be made by or bay, awalting tho arcdval of tho squudron,with ordors to thiy offcur, directed to the Cummuud. ors of the Juaisia and Qealpos. Lt STRIKING ENGINEERS. The Troubkle Confined Principally to the Penusylvania Rail- road Lines Business at a Stand-Still on the Pan-Handle Route, An Enginecr {Wounded on o Train Leaving Indianapolis, Two DMilitia Companics Orvdered to Logausport by Gov, kHen= dricks. Threatened Strike on the To- ledo, Wabash & West- ern Road. Engineers on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Road Return to Duty. Railroad Oflicinls Believe the Trouble Will be of Short Duration, IN CHICAGO. A walk through tho varions railway offiacs in this city Tovonls the fact that tho rumor provail- ing last night about tho railrond cngincors triko woro groatly oxaggoratod, The only linos that v thus far suffored from a sirike are thoso of THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY, although ono had been contomplated on some of tho othor roads, 'Tho trains on all the lines coming into the city, with the oxcoption of the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne and tho Groat Eastorn, wore arrivingand departing as usual, On tho Wost Divieion of tho Pittsburgh & Fori Wayne somo of tho engineors refused to strike, and sovoral trains are ruuning boetween this city and Fort Wayne, Mr. R, O, afeldrum, the Freight Agont of tho Pitteburgh & Fort Wayne and the Pan Handlo Roads, states that, in his opinion, THE STRIKE WILL IE OF LUT SUORT DURATION, ond that he hnd made more contracts yestorday thon any day during tho past weok. o Lad in his poseesslon a dispatel utltinE that the on- incers on the Cloveland & Pittsburgh Railroad find abandoned tho strike, and had gone to work 2 ain, gA dispateh to W. C. Cleland, Gonoral Wostern Paossengor Apont of tho Pennsylvanin Com- bany's roads, fnst night, states that the trataston the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayno are rnning again on time botween Chicago and Pittsburgh, aud thav the men ove at work west of Croatline, TRAINS BUNNING AS USUAL. Mr. Oteland nlso announces that ono pnasen- ger train will loave on the Pan-Handle Road each day, until rurthior notice. THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, The ofticors of tho Iiliucis Contral Railroad do not think that their enginocors will stiike, al- though they might reduco their pay. Their en- gineora ware recoiving larger pay than those of any other vond in the city, tho daily wages of their engincers varying from 89,60 to S4.50 a day, according to the number of miles they bud torun, THE NORTHWESTERN. The trains on the Chicego & Northwestern wero algo coming and going as usual ‘Lhe re- port in yesterday's TiIsuNE that thero had beon trouble” on that line was totally incorroct. Tho information came from a xallrond mau, and was supposed to bo trustworthy, Tho managors of thiy road were confident that their engincors would not strike, because thoir wagos Lad not been reduced. BAILIAY MANAGERS RETICENT. None of tho railivay managers cared to ex- press their oplions on the strike, sud none of tiom would suy whothor the engineers' pay would remmn the snme 88 it hos been herolo- foro, Boveral of them thought it was no more thau just that ongincors, who wero roceiving mora pay in proportion than other employas, snould share in the roduoction of expenscs as well as the rest. —— i ELSEWHERE, . PITTSBURGH, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Prrrssunon, Pa., Dee. 27.—The striko of tho locomotive engineors continued to-day. No thraugh trains on tho Pan-Ilandle Road from tho Weet arrived to-day, oxcept the through mail. Tho Fort Wayno is running its fall com- plement of through passenger traine, but ficight and accommodntion traing nre scarce. Ou the Cloveland & Pittaburgh und Erie & Pittsbwgh rantters aro about the seme ag tolegrapled last ovening. To-day, tho Ponusylvania Central {s- sued AN OLDER REDUCING THE WAGES OF ALL EM- PLOYES ) 10 per cont after Jan. 1. Of courae this includes ongincers and firemen, In conversation with o number of enginoers in the employ of tho Ponn- sylvania Centrul Ratlroad, thoy stated positively to your correspondent that should this’Company Insist upon this reduction they will STRIKE RATIER THAN BUDMIT, The Bociety of the Brothorhood of Locomotive Eugmeors is in & very prosporous condition, and s over £600,000 i ita Troasury, The engincers claim thet they cau STAND THIS LOCK-0UT longer than the companics, 'Thoy Lave the sinows to back them, wheveas the railrond com- panies must livo up to their agreement with the publie. Competition now, too, is 8o strong that thoy must soon submit. Thoy ¢laim that the Pounsylvania Compauy cannot control all the roudy, and this in o measure is true, RAILROAD COMPETITION. ‘I'ho Connollsville Railrond, now known ns the Pittsburgh, Bultimore & Wushington, controlted by Gamatt & Cohien undera libetal managoment, Lias reduced tho pussengor rates of fare th nearly one-half tho former rates,—only £5 to Baltimore and Washington, &7 to Philudolphia, nud 49 to New York, Thoy are flfhtlmz tho Ponnsylvanin Railroad” very hard, and it doos wseem as though "at present 1t did not well pay them to uilow this strike to long go on, Howovor, on the othor side, the :Llln‘!‘mgem of the Wostern roud, clonrly say that i PREIOCUT DUSINESS FIAS FALLEN OFF fully 42 per cent ; that thoy nre compolled to reduco or fail, or, iu other words, noy-reduction moaus bankruptey for tho companios, My, Plteairn, the Superintendeut of tho Pan- Houdlo, told your correspondeut that never in the hiscory of that rond hive they UAD B0 LITTLE FREIGNT along tho line. busiuess than was ever known, aand, conso- quontly, they are not much aifected by the utrike on that score. He thought thut the eatire matter would bo sottled in o day or two, Mr, Laying, the Assiatant General Maunger of the Fort Wayno Rond, also scemed to think that oro many days tho eugiucers would seo thoir folly, androsume. THE ENGINEEDS JELD A VERY LAROR MEETING to-day, in which thoy resolved to stand by ono anothor, and not put thelr Lands on a throttle until the companios restored former prices. ‘Lhoy clniwod at the meoting that tha companiog broke fuith with thom, and that, after reducing their timo of running, ought not to reduco their wagos; anlso, they woro counseled by thowr londors to commit no overt act, but to aot like l:umlmuen. nud sustain the dignity of their pusition, N0 DISTURBANCES, To-night some fow aro u littlo Intoxicatod and talk quite loud, but tho majorit of the strilers avo Jaw-abiding, and are ealmly bub reeolutely swaiting results, 'Tho engincers allow tho nnlly {o 1un, nnd furnish enginaers to man thoe tralns, iy oxdev that no delny or troublo will boe given the Qovoruwent, ——— INDIANAPOLIS, Speedal Dispatelito The Clacago Tridune, ‘INpIANArOLIS, Ind,, Deo, 27,— 1o Pau-Handle Liné not had & train in since :45 u, . vostorday. Travel on that road is completoly desd, This foronoon tho Kellogg opora compnay came in oves the Vandalls, expeotiog to go oo to Dsyton \ \ Roally they have dono losa \ vin tho Contral, but instend had tholr tickets oxchangod, and tho troupo wore forwarded ovor tho Bea Tino. 'Phara fs NO ADATEMENY 1N 'THE EXCITEMENT, All kinds of vamors mo floatng through the city. Ono was to-night that n conduotor, nt~ tompting to take a traln out on the Vincennos Tond, hnd beon shot by tho sirikera. It proved to bo utterly groundless, No woll-dofined vio- leneo was commitiod until 7 this ovoning, Ilar- yoy Vanco, o seab ongiucor, ntlompted to tnkn, out the Ian-Hnndlo paysenger trnin Basl, Junt a8 the engine emoryoed fron the Union Depob A BTOT WAN FIRED, taking offect In tho engmeor's arm, disabling him trom duty. The tralis was 1run into the yard, and did not lonvo the oity: The shooting was dono by Jorry Bush, n_striker, and ox-Scerotary of tho Indinuspolin Lofl;,vu of Brotherhood of T,o- comotive Enginoers, Dush wan arvested nnd is now in the eity prison. Intonso oxoitemaont provaila in the neighborhood, No other blood- shed ia roporied, BILITARY ORDERED OUT, Gov, Hendricks rceolved n dinpatch to-dny from the Bhoriff of Cass County stating thnt n mob had collectod nt tho Pansiinudlo offices af TLogaunsport, and was boyond his contrel, and asking aid of tho Btate, At 7 o'clock thin ovon- ing two militury organizations of thls clty —the Emmet Guards and Col- logo CGunrds — loft. for Togansport, armed and equipped, Qon. Dan Macauloy was glvon command by the Qovornor. A dotachment of police was to go, but,femingan outbronk here, they wore detained, Conductor Hiso Is now com- iug with the Louinville MAIL ON A FAND-CAR, Tho intelligent.portion of thestriliers deprocate violonce under auy circumstauces, ‘I'ho strilers unqualifiedly deny that thoe nceidont on the Pan- Haudlo, Iast night, wns of their enusing, Thoy algo aay that the onemies of Llie roud, hearing of his troublo, will now sosk rovengo by placing ovstructions upon the tracks, knowing tho odium of such devilment will fall upon fho en- gineers and not upon the porpotrators. For thiy roasou they threaten to shioot the first paity dee tected tumperiug with tho rails or switchen, CONTRADIGTION, Tho roport is contradicted that the Indianapo- 114, Boomlington & Weatorn or any part of the Vondalin will joln tho strike, or that tho Beo Line_ id in any way affoctod. So far s the Pan- Inudle propor i concornod, public sympathy scems to bo with tho Brothorhood. INpraNarorts, lud,, Dec. 27.—Tho train which lelt hero on the Pittoburgh, Cincinnati & 8t. Lonis Rond last night was thrown from the truck outsido of the city by an opon sswitch, ond wna sbandoned. Tho rogular Louisville train Inst night wont through, but no train hos arrived from Louisville since 8 o'cloclk lust night, The train duo to leave here for Loulsville at 10 o'clock lofs tho dopot nbout ono hour Iate, I'ho Buperintondont of the Vincennes Railroad roports that o will have fivo out of six regular traina through to-day on the Columbus Division of tho Pittsburgh, Cincinuatl & 8t. Louis Rail- rond. No traius bave arrived or doparted since 12 o’clock yestorday. ‘The train duo heront 6 o'clock Inst eveuing is roported to bo nt Bradford Junctton, 0. Thera {8 a large crowd about the Union Depot, and_tho Pittsburgh, Cincionali & Bt. Louls yards, but no riotous” demonstrations have baon made os yot. A train is now rendy to start for f:n_l(\‘xmbus. aud will probably get off about naou o-day. 5 Sanyuua disturbanees nroe roported at Logans- port this morning, but no particulars have been recalved, Inpranaroris, Ind, Dee, 27.—A train on the P., C. & St. L, It. R.loft tho Union Depot thia ovoning_af Lalf-past G o'clock, in chargo of Harvey Vance, an engincer not o member of tho Unton, but helore the train had reachod {ho out- skirts of tho city a shot was fired, which took offect iu Vance's arm, inflictivg & slight flesh wound, The shot was ilred by o striking engincer, whoso nsme could not be lemncd. Several policamen wore on board the engino at the time, aud tho mau was arrested. No trains have gouo out on the Pittsburgh, Oincinnati & St. Louis Railroad to-day, aud nono have arrived up to 6 o'clock. There las beon one train each way on the Louis- vilfo Road to-doy. e FORT WAYNE. Special Dispateh to Tho Chicage Tribune, Fornt WavsE, Ind, Dec. 27.—The striko of tho locomotive ongineors bas caused great ox- citement hero, which is materially incrossed by s rumor that the engineera of tho Toledo, Wa- bash & Western Reilroad, and branchos, would striko during tho night. THE WADASI ENGINEERS complain they wore reduced 15 per cent the let of Docember, and that all the other ronds only 10 por cent. Thoy appoluted a committee to romoustrate with the ofilcials of the road, and gavo thom until 12 o’clock midnight to-night to decido, 'I'his evening the ofllcinls notified the Committoo that TIEY WOULD NOT RFCEDE from their position. Tho engineers would heve to submit to ilie reduction. A mooting of the Engincors' Association was cnlled to coneid- er tho noxt step, but ns it is secrot nothing can bo learned u8 to ite nction. Thamon aro groatly osasperated und an Knots were gathered together before the mooting disoussing tho question. Thore scoms to bono question that by to-morrow or Monday A STRIKE WILL COMMENCE, Tho offices of the Westorn Division of the Ft. Wayue Roud, Cincinnati, Richmond & Ft. Wayne and Grand Ropids & Indians Railronds aro ox- peeting a strike. 'Tho eugincers of the Eastern Divigion of the.IFt. Wayne Railrond nro on o strike, but the Compauy has succeeded in got- ting passenger traius through on time to-day, No freight trains aro running on that Division. ———— 8 THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, STATENENT OF THE GENERAL (ANAGER, Speoiul Dapatel to L'he Chicago Tribune, PmapeLenia, Po, Dee, 27,—The General Munager of tho Penusylvania Railrond Company in this _city to-dny volunteorod mo tho following enginoérs in his nnd_conncoting linca in tho statement concerningtho strike ot tholocomotive Wost : Soveral newspaper mou Jiave called on mo to-duy inquiring about this matter, and I may say that I have but tho ane atatement for all : Two yeurs tgo the wages of tho locomotive enginoars wero inereased 10 per cont, aud thoy ura tho Inat persons in the world Who ought to Liavo struckas thoy did, becauso wo had simply roduced their pay to whist they wore origis mlly given, We found it uccessars to mnke thls roduction, ond wo oxpected = that they at least would ‘not have given usthe most troubley but, though the trains on tho roads fu question werd stopped for o thne, to-dey they ave belug run us ustal. Wo hove found fu this cmergency thut tlere were other men, ot enginears, who \ere capablo of runuing locomotive, and tlio emburrassient on theeo rouds will only be temporary. Ou tho st of Junuury wo will” reduce the wages of sll employes ou the rond east of Pitteburgh as they have been reduced west of Pittaburgh, und we n{)prvheml 1o strike hore, 16 wo Licliove our men bove 100 much common senso {o striko becausg thelr wuges, without oxcepting uny employe, ure roduced thut umount, If they striko, it will bo tho worso for them, Wo won't Luve much troublo in thiese times to got compotant mou 10 work for the wages we'inlend paying siter the 1st proximo, (22 the Assscited Presw] New Yonx, Dec. 27.—TLhomas A. Beott, tho Prosident of tho Ponnsylvania Railroad, and J, M. Creighton, the General Westorn Agont, left tho eity this morning for Philadelphiz, in_re- sponss to dispatehes calling for thoir immediate presenco on acaount of the strike on their Weat- orn linoa, P COLUMBUS, OHIO. Coruxsus, 0., Dee. 27.—The oxeltoment ovor the cugineers’ atriko Is unubated lore, One train loft for Pittsburgh this morning in charge of Mastor of Pransportation Simmons, A pouso of police was sont on this tralu to Denuison, thero to recoivo orders from tho Shoriff, A dispnteh was vecoived by Manager Caldwell, from hoadquartors in Plttaburgh, which states that the engineers on the Oloveland & Pitte- burgh Division have gonoe to work, nnd eigned B paper agreoiig, if they aro glven cmploymont, that they will not etrike ngain, and donounce tho “*Brotherhood” as the cause of thelr troublo. A train haa just srrived from Pittsburgh, Huudrods of oble-bodied lonfors throng the dopot, expreseing thelr iutenso rogrot that thero 18 8o littlo fun going on, Corumpus, O., Deo, 27—Mldnight.—Up to midnight no violenco or Km!!uulnr troublo has oecurrod by reason of the ntriking ougineors, Tho yailroad authorities to-night WIIPPED 000 CARTRIDOES to Bradford Juuction, for the usa of tho Bhorift of Darka County. Thoro has beon & consuliation with tho Stato uthoritios relative ta calling out the militia for duty in caso they aro nceded, bub up to this hour no’ call hias beon jssucd. e CINCINNATI, Cincisnats, Dee, 87.—A roportor visited tho suiling ongineors ut tho Londlaton yards, sud veceived & unmbor of slatemonts with rogard to the onuse of tho strike, Messra, JHNI\F. Holglor, Prico, _ aud Clemony, tho oldest engineors on the Little Minmi Rond, state that about two years ago Col. Thomas boott, Mousra, MeCullooh and Lonying sud tho engineors mndo un agraomont with. ye- gard to tho sularies of the englucors, aud agroed that the contract thon mado ehonld ot bo yio- lated by oithior party beforo both partles had dlagusved the matler, Tho engiuoars claim 1B873. that thls agrcomont had hoen violated, Thoy think, considering tho dangors, the responnibility, and the workiug hours, that the waggon aro ot oo high, hat thoro was. o furgo minority of the engineora who dronded the fsie isshown by tho fact that out of fifty-ono on~ gincots on tho Clucinnati Diviston twonty-five votod agninst » slrtke. Huperintondent Ellison oxpocts on Monday morning to man all tho passongor-traing ag uiual, To-day all tho passonger-traing loft on time, excopt tho accommudations, " OINCINNATI, Dee. 27.--Tho Prelfle oxpross tram on tho Pensylvania Contral Ratlrond, which loft Now Yorl on Ohristmas, wos delayed on tho rond at Dennison, Ohlo, where a Bheriff bonrdnd it with & poae for protection. At Colmmbin it ron fnto an open switelh and oft the track, snnsising tho locomotive und wlighily injurt ng the ongineer. At midnight it arrived hore, e b CRESTLINE, OHIO, Speelal Iriapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Cnestiase, 0., Dee, 27.-~"Llho pasrongor traing on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rail- way Iinvo afl nrrived and doparted from this ste- tion to-day on timo, and are running to-night nlong the road without fnterruption, A lim- dted " numbor of freight tralns hiave also beon dispatehed Bast aud West from this point. The only demonstrations of the strikors au yot dovole oned on the liug of the Pittaburgh, Fort Wayno & Chicago Railway aro enst of this pluco, and do not appear to be formidable. ‘Ihevdore Gray, o voternu conductor of the Company, and mrmurliv an engineer, hrought tho fast line pas- sengar-train through fram Tittsburgh to Cront- line on timo this morning, running the ongine all the way himgolf, 'Io’ Compnny have 1ocal men onough to keop their passongor-traing mov- ing, and no sorious troubie is approhended on thiy route, P DENNISON, OHIO. Speciat Disvateh to The Clicago 2'ribune, 50N, 0., Do, 27.—Tho atrike contlnuon hero, nnd affairs are nesuming o sorlous nspect ay dnrlmoss approachos, The surikers huvoe stoppad all tratny to-duy, but, with tho aid of o fow of tho rond officars and Connty Sherifl, thoy woro again started, Tha county ofilcers have CALLED ON TIIE GOVEINOR FOR TROOPS to keop tho ponco, Very many of tho strikors are undor the influones of liquor, and bave tried sovoral times, without suceoss, to gain possossion of thoyo mon who aro willing to run. R iy CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, Obio, Dec. 27.—~1he onginoors of tho Cleveland & Pitisburgh Railroad, whostrnele at 12 o’clock yesterday, roturned to work to-day, ;\i“d oll tho traine of that rond src moving on mo. Dr: CR ST. Louis. 871, Lous, Mo., Dee, 27.—Inquiries at the va- rious railrond offices in this city resulted in slatomonts that overything is quiet on oll tho roads contorlng hore, aund no apprehonsion of troublo {8 folt by any companies, ok iy LOGANSPORT, IND. Ixp1aNarorn, Ind,, Dec. 27.—The Shorift of Cass Lonuty telcgrup'lmd from Loganuport to- doy for agaistance to quell o disturbance thore, and two companies, numbering 150 men wors sont out by tho Indianapolis, Poru & Chioago Read, iv command of Gen. Dan Macauloy. Thoy will rencn Logansport to-night. A train from Chicago for ltichmond wont over tl.\utrond to-day, but did not stop at Logans- port. —_——— FINANCIAL. Now York Financial News, New Yonx, Dec. 27.—Money was & littlo more activa at tho closs at 7 per cont, with fow loans ot gold interost. Somo brokers delayed making up their bank accounts until just befora 8, when lendors had nealy all retired from tho market, Thtilsi‘r“ thie reaton for the slight appearanco ot activity, Exchango cloged firm at 108}4@108%¢ for prime bankors' sixty days sterling and 1095¢@10934 for demand, Gold weaker, and daclined from 1103{ to 110} on tho increneo of specio in banks, nnd small imports for the weeis. Ratos paid for carrying woro 0, 7, 6. and 8 por cont, and for borrowing flat. Troasmy operations for the wook at tho Now York ofice included the disbursoment of 3000, 000 on account of intorost, and lu rademption of §-20 bonds, and the recoipt of 8161,400 for customs. Specic shipmonts for the weel, 448,000, prin- cipully silver bars, Imports—Dry-goods, 8878, 5i1 3 merchandise, $8,011,871, Governmont bonds firz, State bonds guiot. The Union Mining Company_of Tonnossos, and fhist-mortgage bonds of the Detroit, Canada Southern & ‘lofedo Railrond Compnny, have been admitted to call at tho Stock Exehunge. Tailwny and miscollancous speculation strong and !.\!flmr from the opening until abous1 o’clock, ‘'he advance yavged from X§ to 8 por cont, aud was mout markod in Pannnu, Now York Contral, Lalto Shore, and Roel Islaud, Afterwavds there was o woaker feoling, and o roaction of X to 13§ per cont from tho highest point of tho dey en- uwod, Pacifle Mail opened stroug, but nfter- wards deolived from $9)¢ to 881¢, 'Tho advance early in tho day induced sales” to realize tho profits during tho afternoon, which had some- thing to do with Lo decline. Tha styike on tho Tennsylvanin Railvoad stimulated o rviso in Con- tral and Lake Shore. In tho tinal dealings o stendier lono was noted, New Yourk, Dec. 27.—Tho weckly baslk stato- ment is a8 follows: Loaus, increaso, $902,600; specio, incrouse, §1,526,400; logul-tondors, in- croaso, $96,300; doposits, iucrease, §1,095,600; cironlation, increaso, $30,700. Storling, 108X, OVLRNMENT BONDS, Coupons, "8L,........ 2105 [Conpour, 0T, Couone, 6 131¢| Coupons, '68 1] Coupous, 04,010 1l Goupions, 105, 13 Coupons, '65 (uow) Miesourls. “Tennousecs, Tenuessees, noy v 8, Do ain Hurjem pfd.. Aichigan Central,,.. Titteburgh& Ft, W, Northwestorn,. Norilwestern i Rock Islaud X. J. Central Bt Paul , ", Naotionui Finnuncos. ‘Wasnmmaroy, Dec. 27, — Outstanding legal tenders, 877,191,003, ~Ileceipis from imtertinl rovenua for the mouth, 97,040,904 for the fis- oal year, §46,848,793, Danking-House Failure at Anamosa, e DEs Moixgs, To., Dee.-27.—The banking-houso of Btacey & Wallworth, at Ausmoss, is reported {o have failod, Its aesots are amplo to moet the demands. Railroad investmonts wore the causo, POLITICAL. Assombly Election Oulled to Fill the Vacuncy Cuused by the Hetiroment of Genet. i e i i BANY,-Deo, 27,~Gov, Dix hass ordered s spfinfilémou in New York for merthor of tho Assombly In place of Harry Gouet, coavicted of folony, OBITUARY. willtam Roewloey, Bloomington, Special Dispateh to 1'ho_Clacugo Lrivune, Brooanyaroy, Ill, Dou, 27,—William Rowley, 8 rospected aitizon of DBloomiugton, who for twonty yons bas boen iimo-keepor of the Chi- cago & Alton Railrond, diod to-day at o vory ad- vanced ago, Ho was o nativo of England, aud formorly livod at Alton, this Stato. THE WOLLIDAY WILL CASE. New Yonk, Doo, 27,—Tho Surrogate of Wost- chioater Cuuntlv in this Stato, hae admitted to probata the wil of tho wifa of Ben Holliday, whioh wan drawn in Mavel, 1871, loayving to Bon all her proporty, A scoond will had Leen druwn in August, 1873, In which My, Holliday settiod her onitro proporly on hor sou, Hen Iolliday, Jr., and her diughtors, married sud nnmarried, subjeot Lo un oxtraordiunry condition, nnd cut ting ot hier husband from nn{ ‘xomun of her property, 1Mo contented tho validity of tho doc- ument, and on tho trinl tostimouy was givon that ut tho timo of the mukiug of the willof 1870 Mry, [olliday waa not in hor right mind, e HOGS PACKED IN ST. LOUIS. Sr. Louts, Mo,, Deo, 27,—T'ho numbe of hogs paoked Lero slnca Nov. 4 is 850,218, CRIME. A Boston Piom fharged” with Frauds on tho Rovenue Atounting to Ovor $1,000,000, Alleged Heavy Torgervies by a Philadeiphin Bank Pregident. Tiscapo of Eloven P'risoners from tho Poo- rin County Jail, Higoollaneous Oriminal Items, Eovenue Ernuds in Rostons Special Dignateh to the Chieago Tribune, Bosro, Deo, 27,—Tho soizure of the buoks of Jordan Marsh & Co. this morning, was the tople of convorsntion inthe street and in tho counting- room to-dny, T'hese nlleged frauds. it 1 ns- worted, have oxtended over a poriod of ten years, Buspicion has boen directed to tho firin for mx or eight months, and it is mnot til nftor o loug and most careful investi- ation by tho Judgo of tho Distriot ourt that tho sclzuro has hoon mado._Tho valuo of tho, proporty ttachod is whout 85,000,000, for which, uuder tho iuvesti- gation, 81,000,000 will bo roquired in settloment. ‘Fheso nra not the oxnct fures, on the examin- ation {n not concluded, Lut thoy will probably not bo much in oxcoss, Many of tho woods linve bocen ontorad, it is assorted, without the pnymont of any duty, others have beeu undor-valueil, and thero aro in nll wsoven distinct nllogations supposod to cover 100 fraudutont iuvoicos, Tho mewbers of the firm appenred much surpriged ot the sudden visitation. They offered every fa- cility to the olicers, howovor, and nre desirous thal thio fullest exnmination should bo made. Thoy ave confldont that thoy ean saow that there Iins beon no intent to dofraud, sud that If any irrogularity dous oxist it avose from r miscou- atraction of tho laws, Specinl Agent Novmnu M, Bingham conducted the seizure, Boston, Dec, 27.—The Traveller states theb Special Agent Norman II. Binghnm seized the biooks af Jordon, Margh & Co. this morning, for alleged frauds on the rovenue, the amount t;n(ug set, withoutan examinetion of the books, atover $1,500,000, with a p\cbnbll"a' of ity being o larg- or’ sum. The alleged frauds aro said to have extonded over several yosys, The flvm, it is sid, «court the fullest investigation,nnd sssert thero was 1o occasion for seizing their books. Tho uxmxlir causces considernblo excitoment in busincas elreles, Tho United #tates Grand_ Jury hos found three Indictinents against Dayvid Town- #ond aud Thomns D, Townsend, coustituting the firm of Pownsoud & Co., commission morchnuts, on a charge of niding in procuring falso eutries of tho cargaes of. threo vossols, Eleven Prisoners Escnpe from the Peoria Juil. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Pronm, Ill, Dee. 27.—The most successful jnil delivary over known in Peoria Couuty took Plncu this ovening from tho County Jail build- ng. * Louisiana Bill,” who was in for stealing, and who lms served a term in tho Denitontiary, laid a plan gome daya ago for the cscapo of the ontire number of privoners, twonty-one in all, and to-dny the sttompt was successfully made. *Louisiann Bl made yestorday o skeleton kay to tho bath-room, which londs off the dining- hall, near the outor wall of tho jail. 'Lhis morn- ing. ab serubbing time, two of the men wore locked up in tho bath-room and worked atundl}{ at tho wall until noon, when they were rolioved, and anothor vrisoner ot ot work, 'This oven- ing, when the turnkey lot tho prisonors into the dining-ball, a rush was made for the bath-room, rnd twelve mon pushed through the hole that had been made, and which was about the sizo of & man's body, and ercaped. Ons of thom after- wards yoturned and gavo himsalf up, but elaven aro still out, Tho Sheriff is using every possiblo offort to recapturo them. No one is to blame but tho tumknr whoso business it was to havo noticed the missing men when he locked thom in thoir cclls again. f Alloged Forgerics by o Philadelphin Bank Presudent Spectal Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, PHILADELPRIA, V., Dee, 27.—It is rumored that the Prosident of ono of our uational hanks hus boen detected committing forgoerios ton heavy amount. Itis snid that his crimos, covoring & Konod of years, bavo invariably been shrowdly fdden by tho eriminal mdug up the forged notes whon they becamo due, by raising money on othors issucd in their placa. He has slso been using the bank’s moucy, and the loes, al- though the amount 1eyet unknown, isalleged tove heavy. Suflico it 10 say that it has groatly stinitened tho bank finaucially. He hay also invalyed in Liis operations n leading firm of_iron founders hore, which has beon kuownto boin dilliculty for some time, and poeeibly through this person's mascality. The faiture of Juy Cooke, nnd the subsoquont financial prnic, brought him up standing, nnd, despito lus most cnorgetic offorts, ho is at last cornered, 1llis friouds attempted to aid him to eowe oxtent, but bave now, I learn, backed ont, ou lonrning the frightful condition of his uffuire. A Purloiner of utier in Scrious "Lrouble, Special Dispateh to Liw Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, IlL, Dec. 27.—A man numed Juliug Wiao was brought here from Streator and lodged in jail. o Is charpged with haviug stolen about fifty pounds of Luttor at tho depot at Streator fiwmrdny evening,nsudsellinga portion of it, The uttor was consigned to W, W. Maore, of Bteat- or, from Wenona, and Wiso was directed by the cobnignor to inform tho consignee that it had come. Instend of doiug sa, Wise toolk it ouc of the depot, tore off and chewod up tho card of directions on tho box, and-linwked the contents about, selling to whoover would buy, . Bisincss Partners Engnge in o Dess perate Fight. Swecial Disputeh to The Clieaao Tribune, Atcmos, - Iiw,, Dac, 27.—T'wo citizons of Platto City, Mo., named Marley aud Ticld, part- nera in tho restanrane and saloon buainess, ot into n dispute regavding thete business aifairs, 1ligh words cnsucd, whon dlarloy droew n pistol and stmeic his partuer upon thoe hoend. Tho othor sttncked AMniloy with o knife. Soveral dangerous wounds were inflictad upon each, and thoy now lio in a critical condition. Marloy is not oxpectod to live. A Detective Arresred ol o Charge of mbezzlement, special Dispateh to the Chicano Tribune, Oxany, Nel e¢. 27.—Capt, Joseph E. Smith, owell-known detoctivo oficer, was ar- rested in this city to-day nud taken to Schuyler, Neob., on a charge of embezzlement. Ifo states that be recoived claims from George F. Frye, bunker, 1o collect for other partics ; that he {mxd the money to Frye, who hog siuco gono nto bankruptey. New York Criminal ltoms. New Yonx, Doe. 27.—Charles R, Thocne, an actor ot the Uniou Square Thentre, guve ball in 35,000, to-day, in o st brought I.\{ My, Zeil~ hoimor, dramatic oritio of tho Zerald, for dam- ages for assaull, ‘Ex-Suporyisor Cross, of Brooklyn, kns been fined 8250 for allowing Mvs. Hoko to ogcapo to Kaness, emrrying s child with hor, for posscsslox of which suil was pending. Tho police to-dsy mada o deacent on tho head- quartors of the Kontucly lottery in this city, ave repted soveral porsons, and took pousession of all the property ou tho premises. Anothor Canadinn Murdoerer iangod. Prupnoxe, Canade, Deo, 27.~Osier, couvictad at tho last Asslzew of outruging andmurderivg a Polish_woman named Luevitgh, sged 80, was Lianged to-day. Wife-Murder in Grafton, Re. Lewisrox, Mo., Doc. 27.~Lucy Tenny was murdered in hor bed in Grafton, Dec. 24, Dy hor husband, u blind pauper, aged 85. —_— THE WEATHER. Wasnrxaroy, D. 0., Dec, 27.—For the North- wost, partly cloudy or ¢lenr wonther wili provail, With northavastor]y to southwosterly winds and slightly yvising tomparsture, TFor’ tho Upper anw r{;giuu, und theneo southward to Ponnsyl- vanin, northwosterly to wostorly winds, with slight full of Lemporaturo, followod by clearing wosthor, For -the (lulf Biatos, northonstorly to north- Lower Lako raglon and in tho southorn and coutliwostern portions of the Middlo Btates, dur- ing Bunduy. GEKTHAL ODSKRVATIONN, . Citoauo, Dee, 28—1 s, m, Tiain) Weat or, Baraythy) ] lgo (20,85 10, Oleur, 0.00| 40 Gloidy, 2::‘3‘,1' g&' 3 C}uml) . X oar, .09, 10, Clondy, 0. 481 Cloudy, Davenport . f0.07 12 1T,W,, fresh, .| O Clear, . Duluth,, 87| U,S‘ 5 gentle, Clowdy, Denver A Clouds, oo 00) Oloudy. 't, Gnrr) 4 [Fopny, l(unkuk).’ : ‘Ulc‘fl'{ Ta0rondo Olear, Teavnw'ts, lenr, Marquotto, Milwaulkeo,| Omuls Foir. Ligut snow Clear, cocscocccecccscsscoe. = =} RAILROAD NEWS. The Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western IRaulrond Investigation, Spreiat Dispateh to The Chicago Pribune, Leroy, I, Dee. 27.—Tho Indiannpolis, Bloomington & Western bond mooting at Loe roy, Deo, 27, was called to order by D, O, Howa ord, Suporvigor of Empiro Township, R. M Guy offerod statistics Learing on tho cost of covatruotion, equipments, bonded debt, nnd uurru‘m oxpenses of the road, and showing a ‘xrufl. to tho road of £28,800 to tho mile. 8. H. West offored the following resolution : Jtegolred, That u committee of threo ba appofnte 11 tho Chutrian of (yia meoling, for the }:\ll)lrpaw o taking logal couneol §n regard 10 tho propriety of inetl tuting proceodings ngatnat tho 1, B, & W. Rathoad Compnny for allegted unlawful conduct, and’ that enld Commitica be nuthorized and empowored to employ a expert legal agent to abtatn all the facts that may liave £y h{u;rllly ?.r; llxulcusn ;‘lllilxt ‘“l’ cc-uswmto with the sove eral townships ulong tho line fn thelr {nveatigatio: the affairs of the I.HD. & W, Railroad, it ot Tho Co mmittce appointed in nccordanco with tho abovo resolution is ns follows: W. Guy, [ii- ram Buclk, and James Kimler, Tho moating ndjournad, subjoot tothe pot of ten legul voters raquesting the Supervisce to call o special town meeting for furthor setion, on Davenport Wants Hotter Eucilities, Speetal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune. Davexsrort, Ia., Dec. 27 —A meoting of eiti~ 2zons was hiold laat ovening to take action in re- gard to bringing the line of the Davenport & St. Poul Ruilrond into tho cily. 'The Company was provented from coming iuto tho city lnst suwm- mor because they iutended to take possessicn of one of tho-principal streots, and the rond hs beon compolled tomalte its tormiuus withou: the city limits greatly to the detriment of the business intérests of the city. Tho Company maintaiu that they have no moncy to build their road within the limits, along the hi:o firmg ted by tha city nuthoritios, and it is proposed y citizons to form a new conatruction com- puny, build the line, whicli will cost about §2if),~ 000, nnd then run tue crrs in through the city by day by horao posver, and by night by locomotives. I'he Cowmmitten of the City Council, the Bonrd of Trado Committee, and the oflicorsof the Ruil- road Company held o long conforence on the sub- ject this evoning, and will submic the result of tholr labors to the City Council, Railrond Earnings of the Rilinois Contral Raite rond. Spectal Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribune, SeriNorieLp, 111, Dac. 27.—1'ho report of tho earniugs of tho llinois Contynl Railroad for the sfx months ending Oct. 31, 1873, was recoivod st tho Auditor's oftice to-Guy, It showa: Amount roceived from froight. $2,282,706.21 633,934.00 1,298 T4 Seven p the State ‘I'rensury in $228,285.98, For the sarie timo lust yeor tho 7 per cont on the curnings wan 8221,754.71, whowing an exceas this your of 81,625.65 over last yeny. The Grand Rupids & Indians Raile Toad. Syectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune. GRAND Raring, Mich., Dee, 27.—A meoting of the Continental Improvement Cotpany Lns late: Iy beon beld. This Company holds snd operntet the Grond Rapids & Indiaua Railrond, It wae expected that at this meeting the rond would be turned ovor to the Urand Rapids & Indians Come pany, but it appears that it will not bo done un. til o special meeting of the Continental Im. provement Compnny, » fow woeks Lonce. Muck mtorcat 1s felt hera s to who will Lo appointed General Superintondent of the yond. Thoro is tho best resson 10 believe tho position las beon, or will be, offered to . P.-Vining, Genoral Froight Agant of the Union Pacific Kaiirosd at Omata. Prob- ably the only questian is, whether the Union Pucific manogoment will iparo bim, Vining was formorly Froight Agont of thut portion of the G'n:ng Rapids &' Indisnn Ruilroad then oome pioled, JOLIET. A Gencrous Act by the Iicllogg Oporns & ‘Froupe. Srecial Correapondence of The Chicago Trivune, Jouier, Iil., Dec. 26.—Iho following leitor explains iteolf : OF¥I0E OF UNITED STATES EXPREAS COMPANY, Semxariep, I, Dec, 3, 1979, AAgent United States Bxpress Comparty, Jollel, 1L, : Dean Sm: Will you kindly give your personal attontion to the immedinte delivery of the inouey herowith incloved to the widow of Joseph Mitlor, tha won who was killod by tho fraln convoyiug our coin- pany to Peoris on Sunday lust, Tho moucy was subscribed by the mome Lera of the company and tho managemont, {mmediatoly, upou learning that {he poor fellow—whom many ‘of ussaw lsing mutiluted ind oxpiriug—bod leftu dostitute family. Kindly sdvise me by carly mall whon yom Lave recelvad and delivered tho money, {n order thit T muy be ablo to inform the company of the fach 2y address wil bo: Terro Houto Juuse, Terro Haute, Ind,, Thursdsy and Friday, Doc, 25 and 23 Pudliips Louse, Duyton, O,, Dec. &, Yours truly, O, D, s, Director Wellogg Opera-Troupe, Tho abovo lotéor was accompnnied by $198.75, When the Itspross Agent toolk it to Mra. Miller, she wae found in o destitute condition, and 10 bed.: Bho had only 10 centa in tho house. Iler gratitudo is beyond exprassion, CASUALTIES. Rallroad Conductor Orustied to Deatn, Spectal Disputeh to The Chicauo Tribune, GaLzssuna, 1L, Dee. 27.—William Ifolt, con- ductor ou the Chicago, Burlington Quire; Tailroad, way crushed botween tiwe Card, W coupling in the yard, at an carly Bour this moin- ing. Ha'lived but u fow hours aftor tho accidot, Kilicd vy a Falling Tree. Svecial Digpateh to The Chrcago Tribune, Drruott, dlich,, Dee. 27.—Tunothy Sloan was Iiliod by tho fall af & troo whilo chopping in tho woods ou Thwsdey, Ho Lelonged in Osceola, Coal Mino Accidont, Porsvitie, Pa, Dec. 21,—Ono miner was killed and two others sovorely injured by the caring in to-day of thoe slopo of tha Burnside colliory at Bhamokin, ‘Threo Men Drowned, New Yorg, Dec, 27.—Three mon belonging to the life-saving station at Montauk, L. L, wars dmw‘nud on Wednesday, whilo flshing off the coast, NEW ORLEANS, Arrival of the Sonnte Transportation Conumittec. New Onreans, Dec, 27.—~The Benate Com- mittee on Lransportation arrived last night, and mict this morning at tho 8t, Charles Hotol fur tho_purposo of hnurlni tostimony concerniuy; trade, statistics, oto. commitiee from thu Chumbor of Comc:orco, hended by Judge J, HL Kounurd, waited upon the Committeo, tondon {ng thon: tho hospltalitios of the city, A come mitteo from the Cotton Exchango alsocnllod and oxtonded greotings, inviting thom to visit the Cotlon Excbange and oxpresalug thelr willing- uoss to hmpart any luformation thoy possossvd upon tho subject, Both Comunttoos wore rocoived by Mr, Win- dom, Tho Hon, Willlam Burrell, Mr. Higbio, and othors, by roquent of the Commliteo, mado a strtoment giving tholr views vegarding tho pro- posod Fort 8t, Phillip Canal, Tho Durell sub-Uomrnitioo will arrive to-mor- woutorly winds, with low temporaturo und purtly clondy weathor, For tho South Atlantio States, slowly fucreusing prossure, with low tempera- turn,*lght wonthwesterly winds, audcloar orolenr- ing woather, oxcopt, possibly, in Novth Caroling durlng tho aight, For tho Now Eugland und Middlo States aud Lower Lako reglon, continued cloudy aud scormy weathor, with fresh to brisk windaon tho ooaat, prubably dlearing in the oW, PASTORAL RESIGNATION. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Lribune, JaoxsONVILLE, Wis,, Doc. 47,—~It 18 reported horo to-dny, thut the Rov, L, Whitnoy, D. D,, will reulfin ‘hin pastorate of the it Congrogee tional Cliurch to-morrow,